An increasing trend of urban floods in India from past several years causes major damages
on Indian cities. By 2050, more than half of the population in the developing countries like …

In the last few decades, rainfall-induced urban waterlogging has become a significant
environmental barrier and acquired global prominence worldwide due to its frequent threat …

Urban green space is an asset to a city. It facilitates social interactions, health and wellbeing,
recreation and alternate livelihoods. If created, nurtured and enhanced, urban green space …

Urban floods are very destructive and have significant socioeconomic repercussions in
regions with a common flooding prevalence. Various researchers have laid down numerous …

Floods in the Indian subcontinent have affected habitat, population, economy, etc. Due to the
detrimental effects of recent floods on the economy, governance, etc., it is imperative to …

Over the last two decades, several data sets have been developed to assess flood risk at the
global scale. In recent years, some of these data sets have become detailed enough to be …

The flood risks are crucially increasing in developing countries around the globe due to
intense development activities and climate change. The extreme casualties and losses …

Climate change is predicted to have major consequences for South Asia. The South Asian
region represents the most diverse ecosystems, topographies and climate regimes in the …

The present study attempts to develop indices, indicating the vulnerability to climate
change/environmental hazards, for Indian cities located in different bio-climatic zones. The …

Urban flooding has become a widespread issue across the world over the last few decades,
making it crucial for cities to prioritise the flood risk mitigation. Kolkata has been selected as …